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Who is Gisèle Pelicot?

Gisèle Pelicot is a woman who became a feminist icon after waiving her anonymity to confront in court the men who drugged and raped her, including her husband of 50 years. She testified against her former husband and dozens of other attackers in open court, saying, “No woman should suffer from being drugged and victimized.” After a three-and-a-half-month trial, all of Gisèle Pelicot’s attackers were convicted.